Samsung’s working to make TouchWiz even better. Photo: Ste Smith/Cult of Android

Samsung hopes to improve battery life on its latest devices with a more efficient TouchWiz launcher.

The South Korean company has already begun testing a version that uses the Vulkan API coming in Android N to improve performance and reduce battery drain.

BlackBerry Priv gets big app updates. Photo: Killian Bell/Cult of Android

BlackBerry has today rolled out new updates for its Camera, Keyboard, Launcher, and Virtual Expert apps, bringing new features and big improvements to Priv.

Users can now record slow-motion video, sort apps into personal and work sections, enjoy better typing predictions, and more.

G5’s upgrades more than make up for the missing app drawer. Photo: LG

LG’s new G5 ships with a new launcher that lacks an app drawer, meaning every title you download from Google Play ends up on your home screen. There’s a rumor that claims Google will take the same step with its Android N upgrade later this year.

Here’s why that decision makes sense, and why it doesn’t matter to existing Android users.

Get Marshmallow’s new launcher right now. Photo: Killian Bell/Cult of Android

Google’s new launcher baked into Android 6.0 Marshmallow has been extracted from the company’s latest Developer Preview and is available to download now. The launcher comes with all of Marshmallow’s new wallpapers, as well as some welcome performance improvements.

Action Launcher 3 on the Galaxy S6. Photo: Killian Bell/Cult of Android

Samsung has delivered much-improved TouchWiz software with the Galaxy S6 and S6 edge, but there are still some things you can do to make the experience even better. One of those is switching to a better launcher, and in this walkthrough, we’ll show you how.